Patents by Inventor Tsu-Han Cheng

Tsu-Han Cheng has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9103750
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sampling underwater radioactive solution. The apparatus includes a main unit, a connecting rod inserted into the main unit, a connecting ring connected to one side of the connecting rod, a container unit connected to the opposite side of the connecting ring, a solution access channel, an air motor for changing air pressure in the container unit to draw or extract the radioactive solution in or out of the container unit, a holder for fixing the air motor on the main unit, a synchronizing connector for connecting the connecting rod to the air motor, so as to synchronize the back-and-forth movement of the connecting rod with the air pressure of the air motor, a control unit for controlling the operation of the air motor, a flexible pipe connecting the air motor to the control unit, and a depth-setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN
    Inventors: Kuo-Yuan Chang, Tsu-Han Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130167668
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sampling underwater radioactive solution. The apparatus includes a main unit, a connecting rod inserted into the main unit, a connecting ring connected to one side of the connecting rod, a container unit connected to the opposite side of the connecting ring, a solution access channel, an air motor for changing air pressure in the container unit to draw or extract the radioactive solution in or out of the container unit, a holder for fixing the air motor on the main unit, a synchronizing connector for connecting the connecting rod to the air motor, so as to synchronize the back-and-forth movement of the connecting rod with the air pressure of the air motor, a control unit for controlling the operation of the air motor, a flexible pipe connecting the air motor to the control unit, and a depth-setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Kuo-Yuan Chang, Tsu-Han Cheng
  • Patent number: 8123939
    Abstract: A collection process for precipitated powder substance is mainly for storing toxic or highly radioactive powder or dust in air and involves collection operation in water or other liquid to collect powder insoluble to the liquid and heavier than the liquid. To be suitable for underwater operation, a powder precipitation bag is provided with an innovative powder collection can at its bottom. New powder collection can has a mesh filter in its bottom and two-stage structure. After completion of powder collection, the collection can is pulled up from the water and dried to reduce powder volume and form powder lumps. Then, the top half is removed, so the collection can is fully filled with powder lumps. The newly designed powder can increases storage efficiency and reduces waste of space by accommodating more powder lumps than traditional powder can. With the same total amount of powder, the new powder can enables fewer number of storage cans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Hsin-Chi Chu, Chin-Chun Chu Ko, Tain-Shi Zen, Shang-Yao Feng, Tsu-Han Cheng, Chi-Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20110296932
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for sampling underwater radioactive solution. The apparatus and method are used for sampling underwater radioactive waste stored in the radioactive reservoir of nuclear facilities or in the container of said reservoir, in order to determine the nuclides and the radiation dosage at different depths in the radioactive solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Kuo-Yuan Chang, Tsu-Han Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110139700
    Abstract: A collection process for precipitated powder substance is mainly for storing toxic or highly radioactive powder or dust in air and involves collection operation in water or other liquid to collect powder insoluble to the liquid and heavier than the liquid. To be suitable for underwater operation, a powder precipitation bag is provided with an innovative powder collection can at its bottom. New powder collection can has a mesh filter in its bottom and two-stage structure. After completion of powder collection, the collection can is pulled up from the water and dried to reduce powder volume and form powder lumps. Then, the top half is removed, so the collection can is fully filled with powder lumps. The newly designed powder can increases storage efficiency and reduces waste of space by accommodating more powder lumps than traditional powder can. With the same total amount of powder, the new powder can enables fewer number of storage cans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Hsin-Chi Chu, Chin-Chun Chu Ko, Tain-Shi Zen, Shang-Yao Feng, Tsu-Han Cheng, Chi-Wen Huang